New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-02
THE THEATRES.
GOSSIP OF THE WEEK.

tho time through the hottest weather known r years
succeeded In attracting public attention TO nmson
and filing sometimes to overlooking the Madison square
Theatre. He began with . revival Of Prince Karl"
q pieco which ~ the estimation Of many theatrical
people of experience had already run tho length OF
it, tether In NewYork These experienced ones were
discounted when they saw 1t run brightly along ior
no less than six weeks Then Mr. Mansfield turned
author a. well a. actor and In Monsieur" gained new
friends and pleased his old ones All this, however,
was but preparatory to what has proved to DO the
most emphatic personal success Of his oareer For
more than year Mr. Mansfield has talked to his friends
about his vtews Of the dramatzaton Of Dr. Jekyn
and Mr.. HYDE" and has In tho rare intervals OF bis
work on the plays he was actually producing studied
the dual character which he has now placed In his
gallery Of representations Neither bis friends nor
himself probably expected the popular triumph he was
to achieve. slnoe the first night Of his weird
creation there has mover been an unoccuped scat at
any single performance Of dr. Jekyll and Mr. HYDE"
while people nightly turned away In scores una
bio to gain admission to the theatre. Had Mr. Mans
field the theatre at his disposal Is evident that for
months tho piece would run successfully. This, how
ever not to be, and tomorrow night he Will appear
In Philadelphia, and will not be seen In New-York
again until December. Tho scenery and properties
Of tho peoe, which prepared for Mr.. Mansfield,
will be carried with him through the country, and the
pieoe will be presented In exactly the same manner
as In New-York
"n IA remarkable said A. NJ Palmer tho other day,
a. no scanned q newspaper clipping, show storfcs
such this hold In my hand continue their rounds
year after year. This 70 rom . Chicago paper, and
states that Barley CAmpoens play Of MY Partner
was submitted 10 mo In manuscript, refused BY mo
and aerward produced another theatre that after
It's successful production reproaohed Campbell for
not having offered mo tho play dun founded
when ho told mo had refused tt. Now here arc tho
fucfa Mr. Nv In
order for Louis Adrtoh who claims to have had good
deal Of hand In tho play himself Mr. Aldrioh oame
down one day to my homo In Stamford and read tho
play to I told him at that no had o wonder
fully good piece Of property and offered to produce
the play ct the Union Square Theatre Eventually,
did 90, and never worked harder play In my Life
I helped Mr.. Aldrich 70 select the cast. and remem
Der wedding out young woman whose namo at that
time I forget, but who Is now the Grace Hawthorne
who Is causing talk In London theatrical circles. The
play produced at my theatre under my management
successful and has since that brought to Mr..
Adrioh somewhere In the nelghborhood Of $780, OO
Yes am constantly being confronted with this RI dc
ulous felton, and tho moral Is always being drawn to
tho effect that and other managers do not know
good plays when we them. Perhaps We do not,
but all events foresaw that My Partner would
make money, and II did"
Tho incpiont nro at walack's Theatre a week ago
Tho lining Of tho anbrcQun the stage Is OF Cam
ton flannel tho nap Of which, most people know,
flares up with ligh nlngko rapidly when It catches
1ro. This tho Saturday sheet VI
famo across tho top Of prosocn,un arch
and In another second tho scenery might have caught
fire and blazcd up. Luckily the theatre Is well sup
piled with sprinllors. Ono set In operation by
Assistant Stage Manager Jones and ofoctuLly
tingulshod tho flames. Tho remarkable thing about
tho whole affair was tho commendable GOODNESS dis
played by all tho stage hands and tho company In
general Dewolf Hopper. who Is naturally somo-
what cIoitsble, showed . presence OF mind which
probably avertod q panic.
"Tho Arabian Nights" OF the Standard Theatre still
attracts attention and tho various change which are
made from time 70 time BY tho Introduction Of now
songs music and people in the cast serve to
keep alive this congomeraie entertainment.
I, appears other evening the performance ran
some risk OF being shorn OF portion Of sOone at
all events. The four youngsters who add dignity 10
tho stage by imporsonatng four gigantic owls In the
Dismal swamp scene struck for higher wages William
n ur .sy hs h wcro ~ no .van Thew
wantod another dollar week or the Dismal swamp
tho day, the dollar was Forthcoming and 90 were the
owls.
Mrs. Langtry's Improvisation Of Elena Dcspar1' at
the Fifth Theatre still apparently interests
theair-goers. An Ingenious advertiser has called
attention death soeno alleging that tho overdose
Of chloral from which he supposes her to die would
produce no Commissions such ~ she exhibits. "NVw
as IL happens" said Mrs Langtry the other day, 81
do not dc from choral at all Lena Despad, and
therefore gentleman who sells tho anticipate need
not have troubled himself The Lena Of tho book
dies Of chlora certainly, but tho Lena OF the play
q, played In London and by mo dies Of stIychnine,
Arsenic or somo violent poison, and several doctors
have written to mo assuring me- that the symptoms
Tsnta ia mail nm ft<r
but ono might just well as not DO accurate. don't
you thnki" II 10 entirely probable that Ms Lanstry
viii mako no change in the bill for many weeks to
come. Srs Bcrnsrd-Deore, by the way, appears "
have been little previous" In accusing Mrs Lingty
Thero are at least foity atptaons knocAng about In
New-YorK. and tho terms Mis-. Beere asked for hea
successful play deen per cent OF the gross receipts,
which ls what she ASKED would amount TO an average
of something iko 900 or $1,000 week IN .no case
Of q star who plays TO such business as does MIS-
Langtry.
Mr. Doclstader will tomorrow night Introduce
several novelties into his programme. These VIII
include tho "Song OF the Stcrcoscope sung by himself
and illustrated by portraits OF prominent people aiu
tho now burlosque on Dr. Jekyh ana Mt' Hydo'
while sketch entitled sour Yacht Race" Will touch
upon the great questions Of tho hour Tho performance
win be concluded at present with the ran Oh New
Babylon"
salsbury's Troubadours have been successful a. the
Bijou Opera House and seem likely to continue 10
attract good audiences. This 10 tho last time they
will be seen In New-Yorb for many months as they
will next spnng start on q tour OF tho world during
which thoy intend to appear In every Engshspeaktnt
ctty OF consequence In tho world. They will leave
san Francisco next July and open in Japan aterward
Visiting China India and Australia finally reaching
London where they have made arrangements for
long staH
The "Creat Pink Pearl" will not be seen at the
Of n.
viii thon produce tho new play by Belasco and De
Mile called "The WIFE," In the meantime the per
formance Of the "Groat Pink Pearl" gains nightly In
neatness and finish. Mr. Kelley appears To have
made popular hit as the Russian prince; and Madame
pe Naucadze Is so pleased with her reception by Amor
can audiences that she has made up her mind to stay
in this country Some question having been raised as
IL .treaa.s nationality IL may DO said that she